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February 19th 2007

Published: March 4th 2007

I just realized the abbreviations for Bangkok and Brooklyn are the same. BK. We took the sheraton ferry accross the river and then the skytrain over to the Jim Thompson House Museum. Jim Thompson was a CIA agent who fell in love with thai culture and decided to stay on after the war. He is known for revitalizing the thai silk industry and mysteriously vanishing in the mountains of burma never to... Read Full Entry

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Temple No. 3

Stray Dog at the temple

There are soooo many strays here.

Walking up to Temple Mount

Taking a rest one the way up

The top of Temple Mount

Its hard to tell in this picture but its covered in tiny hand laid goldleaf and glass tiles.

Boat damaged during war

Inside the longtail

Houses along the klong

Kids on the Klong

new home along the klong

Woman on the klong

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19th March 2007

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iTS LIKE READING A PROFESSIONAL TRAVELOGUE. I REALLY ENJOY YOUR COMMENTS. eVEN GETTING A SMALL SENSE OF THE CITIES. SO HAPPY YOU HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS JOURNEY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOVE MOM

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